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World Bank provides US$ 150 million for SL Clean Energy drive

Srilanka, June 22 -- The World Bank Group yesterday approved a new US$ 150 million program to support Sri Lanka's move towards clean, reliable, and affordable energy. The program-Secure, Affordable, a... Read More


CBSL cautions public on misleading overseas property investment advertisements

Srilanka, June 22 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has raised concerns over a growing number of advertisements in print and social media promoting overseas property investments to Sri Lankan re... Read More


Sarasaviya Film Awards on Tuesday

Srilanka, June 22 -- The 36th edition of the Calin Sarasaviya Film Awards will be held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, under the theme... Read More


Nalanda Walk - 2025

Srilanka, June 22 -- Nalanda College, Colombo, a leading Buddhist school for Buddhist children in the capital, will mark its 100th anniversary on November 1. A variety of programs are being implement... Read More


Global South must rise to end debt trap and reclaim sovereignty - Pan-Africanist political scientist Dr. Aziz Salmone Fall

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- From the legacy of odious debt to climate reparations and tricontinental unity, a new era of resistance and people-led development rooted in the unfinished project of decolonisat... Read More


Sri Lanka's middle path in a fractured world

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- If nations of the Global South rediscover the habit of solidarity, grounded not in nostalgia but in mutual self-interest, they can negotiate with creditors, investors and superpo... Read More


Managing research vessels amid great power tug-of-war

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- The Government is in a dilemma on allowing foreign research vessels into Sri Lanka waters. Sources from the United Nations local office and Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry last wee... Read More


A troublesome sphere of control

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- If there is an informal economy in this country, who runs it? Every country has an informal economy, and Sri Lanka's is particularly large. Around 5.5 million of the 8.2 million ... Read More


Chinese, Sri Lankan musicians celebrate cultural harmony in Colombo

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- Music bridged cultural divides as Colombo hosted the "Conversation and Connection" concert series on Wednesday and Thursday, celebrating the International Day for Dialogue among ... Read More


Deputy Minister gets tough with monopolies and mafias in business

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- Moves to dominate the market and create mafias by food manufacturers that would create shortages and destabilise the market will not be tolerated, said Deputy Minister of Industr... Read More